All good things must come to an end

The day has finally arrived, must to my dismay. Tomorrow I will return to New York. While I never tire of the bustling city and adorable kiddies, I am very sad to leave home. This summer has been amazing and it could not have been better than spending it with my family. I'm going to write about a few highlights, starting with July (in chronological order)

1. Top of the Town: Shortly after coming home from New York, I went to a Berico work party at Top of the Town in Arlington. This was my first time meeting the people Michael works with, and they are great. Top of the Town offered an amazing view of DC. It was beautiful by day and night.

2. Riley on the Move: Another highlight was when Riley started crawling. While this picture is not of her first time crawling, it was pretty soon after. Now she not only crawls but can pull herself up into a standing position from just about anything. I predict she will be walking by the end of September.




3. Lake George: Lake George, as always was spectacular. With no internet, TV, cell phone reception, or phones at all, it is the most peaceful place. Dad and I fished by day and ate fish by night. Mom has a way of cooking our small and largemouth bass in a way that even people who do not like fish love it (fried) . At one point Dad and I were out on the lake an our boat died. Luckily a really nice couple found us, tied a rope to our boat, and tugged us across the lake to the marina. It actually ended up being a fun experience, even though we lost some fishing time.




4. Quality Avery Time: Home would never be the same without Avery "the ham" Tullo. Between cracking jokes, collecting sticks, running around, and kissing Riley, it is rare to see Aves sitting down. In the picture on the left, Avery is going for a walk with Poppy to the stop sign. On the right she is testing the lemonade.

5. Sweat shop: Since life is always crazy with full time work and full time school, I tried to get a lot of prep work done before going back. Since I didn't find out what classroom I was getting until a few days ago (more on that later), I could only really prepare very "teachery" stuff like for the bulletin boards. Since I laminate everything, I set up my own sweatshop of workers which mainly consists of Mom, Dad, and occasionally Rachel and Chris (if 2 minutes counts). Thanks so much for all your help!

That concludes my July highlights. I will get to August soon...I promise it won't be another year =)